Leef Knob
Leef Knob rises to 827 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennett Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Midland Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31717819, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 827 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 18.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 21.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 29.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 22 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 29 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bennett Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Fisher Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Red Spring Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Turniphole Mountain: 3.9 mi
- The Swell: 4.0 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Alderson Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Alderson Athletic Field: 8.9 mi
- Mundy Park: 9.1 mi
- Rupert City Park: 9.6 mi
- Tina: 7.7 mi
- Fairview: 11.6 mi
- Egypt: 12.7 mi
- Bryant: 13.4 mi
- Walker Hill: 13.7 mi
- Coffman Hill: 17.8 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Cambodia: 23.5 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 23.7 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 23.8 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 19.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 19.8 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 20.6 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 15.1 mi
- Organ Cave: 17.5 mi
- The Canopy: 22.0 mi
- The Bunker: 22.9 mi
- Ship Rock: 23.0 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 14.0 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 14.1 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 14.2 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 15.8 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 18.5 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 11.2 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 11.3 mi
- Brooks Falls: 12.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Grandview: 18.4 mi
- Needleseye Park: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Leef Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | NE 36° | 1,271 m | 12.1 mi |
| Huggins Knob | NE 44° | 1,204 m | 12.9 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NE 43° | 1,204 m | 13.3 mi |
| Keeney Knob | SSE 166° | 1,195 m | 4.1 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | S 174° | 1,169 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rich Knob | NNE 12° | 1,160 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mill Creek Mountain | N 6° | 1,122 m | 13.9 mi |
| Allen Knob | N 6° | 1,119 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1541612 — Leef Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356518130
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